India avoided steel imports worth over Rs 20,000 crore following DMISP policy: Pradhan

30 Jun 2020 Evaluate

Union Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said that India avoided steel imports worth over Rs 20,000 crore following the domestically manufactured iron and steel products policy (DMISP) policy since its launch in 2017. In 2017, the government launched the National Steel Policy (NSP) with an aim to scale up India's steel making capacity to 300 million tonnes by 2030 with an additional investment of Rs 10 lakh crore. The government also rolled out DMISP policy to boost the use of domestic steel products in government organisations.

From a small capacity of 22 million tonne (MT) in FY 1991-92, India has now become the second largest steel producer in the world with a production of 111 MT in 2019, surpassing Japan and the US. He said ‘through the DMISP Policy, we are giving a boost to domestic sourcing of iron and steel products by central government organisations by mandating preference. Through this DMISP Policy, steel imports worth over Rs 20,000 crore have so far been avoided.’

The minister also said the government's thrust on infrastructure development will have a positive bearing on driving steel consumption in the country. He added that the national infrastructure plan of Rs 102 lakh crore will generate steel demand across sectors like civil aviation, roads, railways, energy etc, and the government will continue to promote maximum usage of home-made steel in projects that would come in these industries. The ministry has also envisaged setting up of steel clusters to enhance the downstream ecosystem in the steel sector. This will significantly enhance employment opportunities in the sector. This move would also encourage the MSMEs in the steel sector to produce more value-added products.

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